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Like Moths To Flames drop their third Landon Tewers-produced single of the year, If These Trees Could Talk get roasted by MetalSucks' Disgruntled Dad column, and Mercyful Fate's comeback show gives us an excuse to talk about Ohio's overlooked traditional heavy metal underground.
Glenn Hughes' retirement, Joan Jett's injury, and a new Neil Peart documentary all point to rock's old guard stepping back — a reminder that Ohio's traditional heavy metal underground is ready to carry the torch.
From Melvins' Buzz Osborne launching Gatta Morta to Belphegor's 13th album, this week's national metal headlines share a restless creative energy that mirrors Ohio's own heavy metal and death metal underground — led by NWOTHM torchbearers Animal and death metal mainstays Ton.
From Inkcarceration 2026's return to the Ohio State Reformatory to John Bush's European Anthrax victory lap and Possessed's slow-cooking new album, this week's headlines circle back to Ohio's thrash, death metal, and long-overlooked NWOTHM underground.
Ohio heavy metal act Spike lands a European tour slot with Portrayal Of Guilt, while Slipknot's Sid Wilson fallout, Shinedown's lineup shakeup, and a wave of legacy tributes dominate this week's national metal headlines.
Riverbend Music Center tops Ohio Metal Index's venue rankings with just 4 tracked shows, revealing that our current data skews toward amphitheaters over clubs — and that six of the nine ranked venues are tied at a single show each.
From Mastodon's lineup-shaking new album to Bruce Dickinson's solo comeback and a deep dive into Ohio's underrated NWOTHM scene, this week's headlines are all about bands refusing to repeat themselves.
Inkcarceration 2026 locks in its return to the Ohio State Reformatory, Ohio deathcore act Suffer lands alongside Tony Iommi and Tom Morello in a national roundup, and Slipknot's reported firing of Sid Wilson sends shockwaves through the metal world with real implications for Ohio's touring calendar.
From PeelingFlesh's stacked death metal tour to Anthrax's artwork teasers and Candlemass's doom metal update, this week's national headlines map directly onto Ohio's thriving death, doom, thrash, and heavy metal underground.
From a MetalSucks review of Akron's If These Trees Could Talk to Ohio's underserved NWOTHM and death doom scenes, this week's national headlines all point back to what's brewing in the Buckeye State.
This week's metal headlines — from Dez Fafara's tumor update to Keith Collins's dementia fundraiser and Chris Holmes's cancer diagnosis — reveal the hidden physical toll of a life in metal, with direct lessons for Ohio's touring bands and aging scene veterans.
From Aaron Stainthorpe's messy exit from My Dying Bride to hardcore mourning Lou Koller and King 810 hitting the road, this week's national metal headlines all have an Ohio angle worth digging into.
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